Smoke and mirrors : short fiction and illusions
Gaiman, Neil2013
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Total copies: 1
An elderly widow finds the Holy Grail beneath an old fur coat in a second-hand store. A young couple receive a wedding gift that will reveal a chilling alternative history of their marriage and a little boy bargains for his life with a persistent troll. ***This short fiction collection includes 'Chivalry', this year's Radio 4 Neil Gaiman Christmas Day special, starring Glenda Jackson and Kit Harington. This is the story of Mrs Whitaker, who finds the Holy Grail in a charity shop.***Open your mind to one of the brightest, most brilliant writers of our generation...'Gaiman is god in the universe of story' - Stephen Fry'There's no one quite like Neil Gaiman' - George R. R. MartinAn elderly widow finds the Holy Grail beneath an old fur coat. A stray cat fights and refights a terrible nightly battle to protect his unwary adoptive family from unimaginable evil. A young couple receives a wedding gift that reveals a chilling alternative history of their marriage...These tales and much more await in this extraordinary book, revealing one of our most gifted storytellers at the height of his powers.Includes extra material exclusive to this Headline Review edition.
Main title:
Smoke and mirrors : short fiction and illusions / Neil Gaiman.
Author:
Gaiman, Neil, author
Imprint:
London : Headline, 2013.
Collation:
viii, 384 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 1999.
ISBN:
9780755322831 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.92
LC class:
PR6057.A319
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
25129